We propose a new concept controlling a satellite by a fiber laser loaded in it and demonstrated the acceleration of pendulum with 7kW/2n and 2kHz fiber laser, and measured the Cm of 16Ns/MJ corresponding to the scaling of YAG laser. This laser can be easily bundled to generate much larger power. For more efficient acceleration, we propose “metal‐free water cannon target”, the new concept of propulsion using only water. The momentum coupling coefficient of 2500[Ns/MJ] was achieved with vacuum pump oil instead of water, and we succeeded in controlling the driving direction by the system based on the new concept. This can be used for thrusting a satellite and controlling its posture in combination with fiber lasers.
Proposal of Liquid Cannon Target Driven by Fiber Laser for Micro‐Thruster in Satellite
BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: Second International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion ; 2003 ; Sendai (JAPAN)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 702 , 1 ; 503-512
2004-03-30
10 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Proposal of Liquid Cannon Target Driven by Fiber Laser for Micro-Thruster in Satellite
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